Former Falcons star Tim Green 'proud' of Shedeur Sanders' positivity after his NFL Draft free fall

Shedeur Sanders was thought by astir NFL experts to beryllium a first-round prime successful the NFL Draft successful April. 

However, Sanders fell to the 5th circular earlier being selected by the Cleveland Browns. 

Tim Green, an Atlanta Falcons first-round prime successful 1986 and a erstwhile teammate of Deion Sanders, told Fox News Digital helium was arrogant of Shedeur for however helium handled his unprecedented fall. 

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Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders talks to the media during rookie minicamp astatine CrossCountry Mortgage Campus May 10, 2025, successful Berea, Ohio.  (Ken Blaze/Imagn Images)

Green was diagnosed with ALS successful 2018 and spoke to Fox News Digital with an artificial intelligence-generated voice. 

"Despite the unexpected crook of events, I americium arrogant of however Shedeur stayed affirmative throughout. He took to societal media to explicit his gratitude, saying, ‘Thank you God for everything,’" Green said.

With minicamp underway, the Browns' backmost contention has begun. 

BROWNS' SHEDEUR SANDERS CHIDES 'EXCUSES' DESPITE LIMITED OPPORTUNITY AT MINICAMP

Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders throws arsenic QBs Dillon Gabriel (5) and Kenny Pickett ticker during minicamp June 10, 2025, successful Berea, Ohio.  (Imagn)

The Browns person 5 quarterbacks connected their roster but person nary wide starter. Deshaun Watson re-ruptured his Achilles tendon successful January aft helium underwent country connected that aforesaid tendon successful October 2024, and his presumption for the upcoming play is successful doubt. 

The Browns acquired Kenny Pickett successful a commercialized with the Philadelphia Eagles and signed Joe Flacco to a one-year declaration anterior to the NFL Draft. With the additions of third-round prime Dillon Gabriel and Sanders to an already packed backmost room, it remains to beryllium seen who volition get the Week 1 nod. 

"I besides deliberation radical often hide that the imagination is to marque it to the NFL. Once you’re in, it doesn’t substance erstwhile you were drafted. It matters what you bash with that opportunity. I americium looking guardant to watching him play for the Cleveland Browns."

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Defensive extremity Tim Green of the Atlanta Falcons stands connected the sideline during a crippled against the San Francisco 49ers astatine Candlestick Park Sept. 19, 1993, successful San Francisco.  (George Rose/Getty Images)

Green and Deion Sanders played with the Falcons unneurotic from 1989-1993. Green said Sanders is overmuch much to him than a erstwhile teammate. 

"I privation to accidental that Deion Sanders is not lone a erstwhile teammate, but besides a lifelong friend. Coach Prime is an exceptional idiosyncratic and a devoted father," Green said. 

Green played 8 seasons successful the NFL, each with the Falcons. In 99 games, helium recorded 24 sacks, 1 information and 9 recovered fumbles.

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